Hello, all! :)
I really do hope I'm not completely out of line here...but I thought (and hope!) some of you might be interested. We accept submissions in Swedish, Norwegian and English.

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Black Apples is an anthology of gothic fairytales ( Read more... )

entertaining and inspiring blog post here about Disney and its ilk's pervasive marketing to children - girls in particular:

http://thecraninggap.blogspot.com/2011/03/im-starting-something-big.html

I am especially excited to tell you about this book because the author, Mr. McIver, has been a long-time member of our fair fairytale community. We've had quite a few talks about fairy tales and folklore, so I am just thrilled to see his storytelling in action here ( Read more... )

Dinosaur Comics tackles another ancient mythology:

http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1625


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Okay, that's it. I can't take it any more.

My son watches Super Why on PBS almost daily. It's a part of our breakfast lineup, in between Sid the Science Kid and Clifford the Big Red Dog. The Kinglet loves it because he's big on the alphabet, and the show features lots of spelling games and letter hunts and whatnot. But to me the show is vapid, ( Read more... )

Once again, today's Dinosaur Comics has a fun retelling of a familiar tale:


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Here's a fun Icarus retelling from Dinosaur Comics:


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So I was scrolling through my comic feeds, and got to the newest PvPonline, where they have some lovely guest art by Karl Kerschl. And I certainly had to stop and take note when I saw what the comic was about!


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My friend skullx and I started a webcomic in January, and I finally got to give a shout out to one of my fairy favorite things.... Also to address a common misconception about the notion of "fairy tales." Not that I think anyone here would make this mistake, but who hasn't run into someone who still thinks fairy tales are all fluffy fun?


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Okay okay one more super bowl ad! (I'm just browsing them now....)

Anyone recognize the music in this one? From Peter and the Wolf, one of MY favorite stories of all time.

I don't think we've ever talked about it in this community before... all the more reason to mention it now! Time to get started! Enjoy!

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